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Method for making majestic gongs and drums

The production method of majestic gongs and drums is as follows:

1. Make the drum circle first, and choose high-quality poplar as the drum circle.

2. Put a layer of putty on the drum ring to make the drum body smooth and easy to paint. The putty is made of talcum powder and leather glue, and then brushed twice.

3. High-quality buffalo hide is selected as the drum surface, and the skin is planed evenly with the traditional old technology, and the thickness is even.

4. After the drum surface is soaked in water, it can be softened, and then nail the drum. Methods: Cover the soaked drumhead with a hole and put it on a rigid sleeve, then wrap the drumhead with a rope, and mix it with a wooden plate. 2? Arrive? 4? A jack and an iron round frame.

As a traditional percussion instrument in China, the prestige drum is the main instrument widely used in prestige gongs and drums dance, with a drum height of 27CM and a drum surface diameter of 55CN. Before the 1970s, prestige drums were made of cowhide. In recent years, due to the shortage of cowhide, most high-grade drums are made of buffalo hide.

Drum boxes are generally made of paulownia, willow and Toona sinensis. Its quality is Paulownia prestige drum, a traditional percussion instrument in China, which is widely used in prestige gongs and drums dance. The height of the drum is 27cm, and the surface diameter of the drum is 55CN. Before the 1970s, prestige drums were made of cowhide. In recent years, due to the shortage of cowhide, most high-grade drums are made of buffalo hide.

Drum boxes are generally made of paulownia, willow and Toona sinensis. Paulownia has the worst quality, while Toona sinensis is the best. There are four drum circles in the middle of the drum body, the distance between the two drum circles is 25 cm-27 cm, and the two pairs of drum circles are diagonal. The drum ring is used to tie the drum belt, which needs to be 250CM long and 80CM wide to be worn on the left shoulder of the performer.

Worst, Toona sinensis is the best. There are four drum circles in the middle of the drum body, the distance between the two drum circles is 25 cm-27 cm, and the two pairs of drum circles are diagonal. The drum ring is used to tie the drum belt, which needs to be 250CM long and 80CM wide to be worn on the left shoulder of the performer.